Model comparison
Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat vs Nova 2 Lite
Nova 2 Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 31.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 9 shared benchmarks.
NVIDIASummary
- They share 9 benchmarks with published results for both. Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat scores higher in 0 categories and Nova 2 Lite in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Nova 2 Lite leads 53.9 to 31.6.
- Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat | Nova 2 Lite | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 31.8 | 39.7 |
| Released | — | 2025-12-01 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 64K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.50 |
| Results tracked | 9 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Nova 2 Lite leads
Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 29.9 (#300), Nova 2 Lite: 40.7 (#134)
| Benchmark | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1025 | 1385 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: —, Nova 2 Lite: 24.1 (#121)
| Benchmark | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 27.1% |
Reasoning Nova 2 Lite leads
Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 20.0 (#246), Nova 2 Lite: 27.5 (#118)
| Benchmark | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1047 | 1364 |
Math Nova 2 Lite leads
Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 31.3 (#226), Nova 2 Lite: 37.5 (#156)
| Benchmark | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1072 | 1359 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: —, Nova 2 Lite: 43.0 (#94)
| Benchmark | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 5.1% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1358 |
Multilingual Nova 2 Lite leads
Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 28.8 (#270), Nova 2 Lite: 47.1 (#153)
| Benchmark | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1063 | 1337 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1364 |
| LMArena French | — | 1381 |
| LMArena German | — | 1343 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1271 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1284 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1343 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1373 |
Instruction Following Nova 2 Lite leads
Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 54.2 (#279), Nova 2 Lite: 70.5 (#161)
| Benchmark | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1060 | 1335 |
Long Context Nova 2 Lite leads
Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 30.4 (#288), Nova 2 Lite: 40.6 (#150)
| Benchmark | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 998 | 1335 |
Writing & Preference Nova 2 Lite leads
Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 31.6 (#283), Nova 2 Lite: 53.9 (#154)
| Benchmark | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1098 | 1362 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1091 | 1291 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1058 | 1338 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat better than Nova 2 Lite?
Nova 2 Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 31.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat or Nova 2 Lite better for coding?
Nova 2 Lite scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.7 versus 29.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat and Nova 2 Lite share?
9 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat has 9 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2 Lite has 19.